"Get back! Now!" Mr. Nafario shouted. Everyone followed Kole and Mr. Nafario down the hall, and a sudden wave of wind came from Milo. The aura was brighter, but Kole said, "It's duller than before. He's not at full power." Blaze said, "This is dull? I can barely see!" Mr. Nafario said, "Kole is on another lever now. He's getting closer to his full power!"
Lark said, "Then after this, do we have to go to-" Mr. Nafario said, "Yes. The mountain with the Paradise Birds! To the very top at the Sun Ruins!" Then Conner shouted, "I won't let you!" Before he could attack, Milo jumped to him, and with a swipe of his paw, Conner flew through the thick temple wall. "Damn!" Blaze shouted in amazement.
Conner flew back in and said, "So this is the tiger who almost beat Claudius. Boss." Milo growled, "You don't get to call me that." Once again, Milo hit Conner out of the temple, but this time, his right paw broke. Conner flew back again, and said, "Is that all you got? That didn't hurt a bit!" Suddenly, the temple started sinking into the ground.
Milo said, "Get out of here." Kole and the others jumped out of one of the holes in the temple, and ran away from it. Milo's aura got stronger than before, and the temple started collapsing. Milo flew up and out of the top and roared. He shouted, "You killed my precious friend! Prepare to die you ingrate!"
Conner flew out of the top and said, "How dare you call your future ruler an ingrate!" Conner threw a blade at Milo, but Milo threw a rock in the way and said, "It's futile!" Milo used a strange force to push Conner across the jungle. When Kole witnessed that, there was a small pulse coming from Kole.
Mr. Nafario said, "Kole. Go fight with him." Lark said, "Are you crazy!? He can't even fly y-" When Lark glanced at Blaze, he saw amazement and slight fear. Then he looked at Kole, and saw the Claudius he knew too well. Ice said, "Hero... is my brother?" Blacksmith said, "I thought he was a legend. But he's real!"
Kole's fur was longer and shinier than before. His eyes were glowing white, and his claws were glowing red like fresh magma. He flew up, and scratched Conner's flank. "Aaah! Ow!" Conner shouted as his flank started melting. He healed it with his dark power, and said, "It's not too late."
Milo rushed in and bit Conner's neck, and Conner started scratching and screaming at him. Kole flew at him and scratched his left paw, melting it off. Conner said, "I still have my back paws!" Then he pushed Milo away, and used a dark blade to leave a scar on his face.
Milo roared loudly and he, once again, bit Conner's neck. This time, something snapped, and Conner went limp. Milo's aura faded away, and Conner fell on top of the Green Temple. The temple fully sunk into the ground, and Conner's body was left on the surface.
Kole slowly floated down, and went into the Soul Realm. Conner's soul was there, but it was stuck to a glob of darkness. Kole took them apart, and the dark glob floated away, leaving Conner's soul. It had a purple and orange hue, and Kole said, "You'll be safe with me." The soul attached to Kole, and his mother and step father came to greet him.
When Kole got out of the realm, the sky was dark. Then he saw the dark glob in the sky, taking the form of Edward. The dreaded thing said, "You've done well. For someone who hasn't discovered his true power yet. I'm going to have to kill you before that happens!"